This is a list of big-box stores by country. All locations of these chains offer groceries and general merchandise.The La-Z-Boy name became synonymous with recliners after the company made its first reclining chair in 1928 in Monroe, Michigan. The first La-Z-Boy recliner was originally a wood-slat porch chair, which was later upholstered at a buyer's suggestion.The company was a very modest operation at that time, and the name La-Z-Boy was later suggested by an employee who won $25 for coming up with it.While La-Z-Boy makes upholstered furniture only, the La-Z-Boy corporation owns several other well-known brands, such as American Drew, Kincaid Furniture, Hammary, and Lea, which also manufacture case goods. The company is so well-known for its recliners that the name of the company is often used to mean "recliner." You will find La-Z-Boy furniture in the mid-price point, and it is good value for the price. The quality and price points are comparable to Lane, Broyhill, and Pottery Barn.Style-wise, La-Z-Boy has stayed close to its traditional roots, but the company has been making an effort to change that image by bringing in fresher design in response to changing demographics.
The company brought in Brooke Shields in 2010 to enhance its appeal to younger female buyers.La-Z-Boy manufactures upholstered seating furniture -- recliners, chairs, sofas, theater seating, sectionals, and sleepers in a variety of fabrics and leather.Most La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries try to stock for immediate delivery, but the furniture can be custom ordered. This adds to the delivery time frame up to eight to 10 weeks. Customization is limited to fabric only. La-Z-Boy offers close to a thousand fabric and leather choices in different grades. The choice of fabric affects your final price, as is to be expected when you buy any piece of upholstered furniture. This is a well-known brand of affordable furniture with a reputation built up over time. It offers good value for the price. La-Z-Boy furniture is widely available.The company is also trying to become more environmentally friendly by taking steps such as reusing or recycling most factory scraps. Most of the furniture is made in America.
The frames and many of the components for furniture that reclines are manufactured domestically.Maybe the biggest consumer peeve is not enough variety in style, although the company is trying to address that. Also, because many La-Z-Boy Galleries are individually franchised stores, and not company-owned, your shopping experience might vary considerably from one store to another. Guarantees may also differ from store to store. You also cannot buy a La-Z-Boy product in one area and have it shipped by a La-Z-Boy store in another part of the country.La-Z-Boy products are available worldwide through several different channels, such as company-owned and individually franchised La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries, La-Z-Boy Comfort Studios and independent retailers who carry a mix of furniture from different brands. La-Z-Boy products can be seen and purchased online on its website, which also has a store locator to help you find your nearest store. It is best to test drive upholstered furniture before you buy.
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For as proud as Robinson is of the facility's current operations, his heart belongs to its "future state." The Dayton facility produces a wide range of upholstered furniture, including the famous La-Z-Boy recliner, in a staggering variety of styles and fabrics -- 11 million possible product variations in all. The facility cuts and shapes its own wood parts, stamps and shapes metal for furniture mechanisms, and cuts polyurethane foam from large buns for cushions and padding. In the manufacturing cells, employees build the frames, stuff and seal the polyurethane into previously cut and sewn components and upholster each component. The finished furniture is inspected and then packed for delivery. Each cell team of six to eight employees operates on an incentive basis and is managed by a "coach" who supervises up to five teams. In an American furniture industry decimated by foreign competition, a determined drive for cost efficiency and continuous improvement has allowed La-Z-Boy to flourish, even during the Great Recession.
"If we were doing business the same way we did in 2005, somebody else would be here because we would already be closed," Robinson observes. "We are $50 million a year better now than we were." La-Z-Boy has taken on the competitive challenge through its people, equipment and processes. Both managers and employees have been trained in lean concepts and involved in operational improvement efforts. For example, 23 managers and engineers have been trained in Six Sigma. Cross-functional teams completed 24 kaizen events focused on safety, quality and productivity. The plant has been investing in new equipment to boost productivity. A $500,000 bag fusion machine allows the facility to make its own bags of fiber that are inserted into upholstered backs of chairs. The machine eliminated a $2,000 per day outsourcing cost and reduced inventory for sister plants by 50%. And a Baumer foam-cutting machine not only operates faster but makes common cuts that eliminate waste. One of the process improvements the Dayton facility has implemented is its Flawless Launch Program, designed to build quality and manufacturability into new products.
A production engineer is dedicated to ensuring that products are designed for manufacturing and assembly. "Before the product ever makes it to manufacturing, she has been on the front end of the design," says Robinson. "When it comes to manufacturing, she knows in advance the tooling and equipment that will be needed to produce it repeatedly, building in error proofs and low cost." The program has facilitated great strides in reducing defects. Robinson points to the plants first effort at launching an electric lift chair. The lift chair had about a 40% failure rate in the field. But after introducing a redesigned model with the flawless launch process, he reports, "We now have a fraction of 1% failure in the field." The Dayton facility has extended its continuous improvement efforts to its supply chain. The plant uses a supplier scorecard to evaluate performance on quality, delivery and cost. The plant established a supplier kaizen support team that travels to supplier facilities and helps identify opportunities to reduce waste.